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Why electrostatic force is called a central force ?

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The force between two electric charge always acts along the line joining the two charges, hence, called a central force.
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  9. law deals with electrostatic force between charges.

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  10. charges attract each other and charges repel each other.

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  11. epsilon0 is called of free space and it's magnitude is .

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  12. What is the value of (1)/(4pi epsilon(0)) in SI unit?

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  13. 1 Pico coulomb is C and 1 u C is C .

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  20. What is the value of 1/4pi epsilon0?

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